Lady&#39;s undergarment.



F. CHATF'IELD.

.LADYS UNDERGARMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1915.`

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LIIDYS UNDERGARMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led September 21, 1915. Serial No. 51,869.

the United S com t I, FRANKLIN CHATFIELD, tates, resident ot s, county of Hennepin, State of have invented Certain new and il Improvements in Ladies Undergarnd hi p portions hei' objects of the inv detai hich the following is a speeiiieaject of my invention is to provide closed erotch and may be drawn to nents oi this kind as usually ention will appear led deseription.

the accompanying drawings forming ot' this specification, Figure l is a front of a ladys undergarinent eml'iodying Fig. 3 is a initial movement for ope to provide a posterior op rear i'nent of th View, showing the. f

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2 is a side view ot' the side view, showing` the ning the garment ening. Fig. JC is a hrther side moveis a rear view ot' the garment, with the posterior opening or bi fully exposed.

In the drawing,

2 represents the upper ist portion of the garment, which may e made in any suitable 3 under the arms or not, as preferred.

represents the closed eroteh portion of the garment and 5 theliip serts leg portions, which, tend preferably way, with the in portions and G the as .shown in Fig. i, exa short distanee below the elosed crotch. The leg portions may be made longer than as shown` it preferred.

rl`hes this vide and tion a e hip and leg kind as usually made t'ulhiess tor :inse of this addisiitlieient are objectionable bee l fullness around the 'lo obviate this objection sei-ts tending up into the nient above waist line.

the garment and overla nppe the with of th hip portion ot the the seam 9 and the e gore 8 is stitched to postei-ior opening. 7 and 8 in th body i the hips,

and 10 to the leg p r edge ot' the gore portions in a garment of are loose to proa seat opening` body at this point. and still provide l arrange gore ine leg and hip portions. ex-

iortioa ot the gar- :ipproxiinately to the lhese gore inserts are stitehed and hip portions ol one another. rl`he 7 is stitehed at ll to garnien( eoineiding corresponding edge the other side and movement', of the rear of the garment side.

. gore inserts having their eoineides with the seam l0 and is concealedl by the gore 7. The lower portions of these gores are loose on one lside and lap by one another, either one on the outside, suiiieiently to close the opening between them, the loose edges having freedom of separation, as indicated in Fig. 3, siiftieient to allow the leg portion to beseparated and drawn to one side, as indicated in Fig. 4, and as the wearer assumes the sitting position shown in Fig. 5, the side or lateral may ie continued until the posterior opening is inlly exposed. Normally, the garment will hang on the person substantially as shown in Figs. l and 2, the leg portions being sufficiently loose to allow freedom of movement without being vbulky without biinehing around the legs or hips of the wearer. I have shown both sides o.' the garment equipped with these gore inserts so that the leg portions on either side may lge opened, though of course only one ot the garment may have the'inserts therein, but I prefer the openings on both sides, as shown.

rlhe width and length of the'gore inserts may, or" course, be modified and the length ot' the gap between the inserts may be elianged, and in various ways the details of the garment may be altered and still be within the scope ot my invention.

claim as in v invention:

I. A ladys undergarment comprising an upper portion and leg portions having a elosed eroteh between them, overlapping edges stitehed to said leg portions. theI lower edges ot said inserts on one side having loose edges lapping by one another and allowing said leg portions to be drawn to one side to provide a posterior opening.

Q. A ladys undergaiment eoinprising a luist and body portion and leg portions having a eloseil eroteh between thoin, gore insei-ts fitting into said leg portions over the hips oi the garment and extending upivardlv therein to a point adjaeent the, waist line. the upper portions ol' said gore inserts being stitehed on both sides to the garment, said gore inserts lapping by one 'another and the lower portions thereoi-` being 'stitibed on one side only to the garment, the

opposite edges thereot being loose and having freedom of separationv to allow the leg closed crotch between them,

portion of the garment to be drawn to one side to provide a'posterior opening.

. 3. A ladys undergarment comprising an upper portion and leg portions having e gore inserts stitched on one edge to e leg portion, the other contiguous edges of said inserts being loose and providing en opening runningiengthwise ofthe ieg portion for allowing it to bedrawn to one side to provide n pos- 10 terioi' opening.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 17 th dey of September 1915. FRANKLN CHATFIELD. 

